The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-12-29

examining Il he continued: ssI'vc seod
books like 1t when / was d boy but I didn't
take - 'em like q duck takia' to water.
Whnu a Teller gifts way out here" he went
on, turning the leaves, II reckon he's putty
nigh well enough up to preach or doctor
folks"
"oh, no; he should study many books be-
fore them ~. ~@
"Wall, I don't reckon I'll ever preach or
doctor folks. About how high is the sun
when your school busts up?" ~
I'VE close at four O'Clock" e e
"Wan, as it amt fur frum that time I'll
wait an toto these here squirrels over to
Miz ellis fur you" %s'
mo, thank you; I con carry them"
"Yas, but you mout git blood on that
putty coat o. yourn. I'll 60"
~ don't want you to 60, sir. I don't know
you we'll"
you" ~
HE don't mean no harm, Miss Helen,'
said one Of the children. she does ever
body thater way"
Harm" the visitor spoke up. "W'y
tramp on my shirt ef I ever done nobody
no harm but myself. I amt one o. the
harmin' sort, me-" ... ~,v.
"Well,'' said the teacher, now amused,
"if you must go, you must, and there is one
thing Of which you may rest assured, and
that is. I am not afraid of you"
"Talkin' like q white head now, I tell you.
Jist go ahead now pourin' out yore Iarnin'
on these here chillun and don't pay no ten
ton to me, fur Idon't want to take you
away frum yore work. never hang on as
q drag to a pusson that's got work to- do,
an when I go over to see a Teller that's at
work in a terbacker patch, wy eff I kaint
pub of suckers an kill worms I won't keep
him frum doin' it, so jist fire away now with.
yore edicatin' while / look at the picturs in
this here book o. a couple O. fealers beatin'
a passul o. dogs; an, my stairs alive, here's
a lot O. squirrels jest as nachul as you
please, runnin' on the top o. a rail fence, an
I'll bet a dollar eff I was there with my gun
l could-but I won't brag. Now you ken
whup up yore bosses, fur I'm through"
"You will please not spit on the 1oor,"
remarked Miss Blake, noticing that he had
done 80,
He went to the door, threw out a quid of
tobacco, returned to his seat, grinned at a
boy who grinned at him, and then, turning
to the dogs in the s~pelling-book, remained
quiet until Miss Blake told the children to
put up their books. Then, taking up the
squirrels, and suffering one of the Gill boys,
who had begged for the blessed privilege
to take his rife, he turned to the teacher,
who stood near the door putting on her
| gloves, and said that all she had to do was
to whistle when she was ready for san
TERM"
II am ready now, but really there is no
necessity of your going"
"Th'ar want no needcessity fur the spot
ted shote a fallin' off the Sycamore log but
OF he went" the sententiOus visitor replied.
Miss Blake smiled, and her, persistent es-
cort, so pleased was he at the bright work
his remark had wrought, slapped his lank
leg and laughed with such uproar that a
number of children who had gone on in
advance came running back to investigate
the cause of the outbreak.
What is your namen' Miss Blake asked
as they walked along ther road.
"Joliky Mills he replied, "but nobody
don't call me nothin' but Long Joliky.
These here folks have the blamest way
skuze me fur the spression-o' CALM a fell
er whut they please o. any folks you ever
seed. You don't know whut they called my
daddy, do yous"
"No, sir"
"Wall, they called him Gander Mills jest
becaze he raised geese fur sale. Vas, Miss
Miss Whutsname, they called that POI ole
mar Gander Mills till the day he died."
"That was cruel"
"Wall, it mout not a been cruil but they
aughter stopped CALM him Gander airter
my mother died, an when they seed that he
had SIGH a"cough that he couldn't stay here
much longer, but no they KEEP on till he
died an h g it was norated all round the
neighborhood that ole Gander Mills was
dead. Here's wh'ar a snake crossed the
road an-look at that squirrel! Look at him
up thar. Here, boy, fetch my gun back
here!'
"You are not going to shoot that poor
squirrel" said Miss Blake. IF you do you
shall not go another step with me-"
"The dogs dead an his names Tige.
Never mind the gum"
When they reached the place where Miss
Blake boarded, O large, double log house,
built against the side Of q hill and overlook
ing a broad expanse of creek bottom, Mrs.
Gill came out and gazing in establishment
exclaimed:
eur pity sake, eff thar amt Long
Joliky. wy Miss Blake, what on the top
side o the yeth made you let him come